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Bidcorp produces another solid performance in global food service and technology
Bidcorp produced another solid performance from its global food service and technology in the year to June 30 and headline earnings per share (HEPS) increased by 9.6% to 2,635.8 cents per share. CEO Bernard Berson said he was “very happy” with the...

Who knew? Budapest makes top list of developing tech cities!
Photo: depositphotos.com Budapest is among the leading developing technology centres in the world, with a well-trained workforce and competitive wages, property consultancy CBRE said on Wednesday. Drawing on its Global Tech Talent report, CBRE...

Lisbon to Host SFPE Battery Symposium
The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) has announced its upcoming Engineering Solutions Symposium, focusing on lithium-ion battery fire safety, to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 11 to 13 November 2025. The event will examine...
US company investing €200 million in Lisbon
North American company Havi will invest €200 million in its technology innovation centre, Havi TechHub, in Lisbon, hire 70 more employees, and open new facilities in the capital. In a statement, Havi—a global company specialising in integrated...

Portugal on the podium for highest house price rises
According to the results of the latest Global House Price Index report, released by Quintela + Penalva, a Knight Frank partner in Portugal, average house price growth was the highest since the second quarter of 2024, although it remains below the...

Will he or won't he? GR8 Tech turns Usyk appearance into industry guessing game
GR8 Tech is using heavyweight intrigue to drive engagement ahead of SBC Lisbon 2025. By Jack Found Key points: - GR8 Tech has launched a marketing campaign asking industry professionals to predict whether boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk will appear...

IU’s College of Arts and Sciences, Lilly Library, IU Cinema bring unfinished work of Soviet-era filmmaker to IU
The impetus behind an exciting series of film screenings and lectures happening this fall in Bloomington can be traced back to one of the gems of Indiana University’s Lilly Library collections: letters and photographs assembled by Upton Sinclair,...

Dutch scientist finds possible cause of Europe’s deadliest earthquake; warns of repeat
Scientists have found an explanation for the deadliest earthquake in European history, which destroyed Lisbon in 1755. Earth scientist Wouter Schellart of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, together with colleagues from Lisbon and Mainz, has discovered...

Christie projectors power music and digital art festivals in Portugal
Models from the M 4K RGB Series were selected for both Picadeiro Open Sounds in Alpedrinha, and Yard Festival, held at two venues in Palmela and Quinta do Anjo By David Smith Published: August 27, 2025 ⋅ Updated: August 28, 2025 Christie RGB pure...

Can fish feel pleasure? Scientists say yes, and they might even crave it
As It HappensCan fish feel pleasure? Scientists say yes, and they might even crave it If you're asked to picture a creature having the time of its life, a fish probably isn't the first animal that comes to mind. But new research is challenging...

Global research themes to converge at TIWC 2025
The full programme for the 93rd Textile Institute World Conference (TIWC 2025) has now been announced, with over 100 presentations to be delivered in parellel sessions at the event, which takes place from October 7-10 at the Porto Palácio Hotel...

Mystery behind Lisbon earthquake uncovered
The Horseshoe Abyssal Plain, a geological formation in the Atlantic Ocean not far from the Gorringe Bank underwater mountain, on the border between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates, is the geographic origin of the earthquake measuring...

Macao Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai will visit Portugal and Spain next month
Chief Executive (CE) Sam Hou Fai of Macao is scheduled to visit Portugal and Spain between 16 and 23 September in what will be his first overseas trip since taking the city’s highest office on 20 December last year. According to an announcement by...

Benzema hits hat-trick as Al Ittihad begin title defence in style
Karim Benzema picked up where he left off last season as he netted a hat-trick in Al Ittihad’s opening day 5-2 win over Al Okhdood. While Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo hogs the headlines, it has been his former Real Madrid teammate Benzema who has...

Vietnam, Portugal step up education cooperation
Hanoi (VNA) – The University of Economics and Business (UEB) under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi and the Faculty of Economics (FEP) under Portugal’s University of Porto will bolster multi-faceted cooperation under a freshly signed...

Portugal’s Fastest-Growing Tech Reaches American Roads
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Porto, I-Charging has secured a major partnership to supply around 1,000 fast-charging systems for electric vehicles to the North American market. This milestone consolidates its trajectory of rapid...

Google Translate New Feature Update: Tech Giant Introduces Live Conversation Translation and Language Practice Features
Mumbai, August 27: Tech giant Google announced that it has added two new features to Google Translate that allow for real-time conversation translation and tailored language practice. "Using the advanced reasoning and multimodal capabilities of...

Global Textile Research Themes To Converge At The 93rd Textile Institute World Conference (TIWC 2025)
MANCHESTER, England — August 26, 2025 — The full program for the 93rd Textile Institute World Conference (TIWC 2025) has now been announced, with over 100 presentations to be delivered in parellel sessions at the event, which takes place from...

Rio Ave vs Braga Prediction and Betting Tips | August 31st 2025
Braga return to action in the Portuguese Primeira Liga when they square off against Rio Ave at the Estadio dos Arcos on Sunday. Carlos Vicens’ men made it 15 games unbeaten with a dominant victory over London Red Imps last time out to seal a spot...

Greek blue tech startup wooing US Navy
As part of a NATO exercise, Sotiria Technology deployed a system of magnetic sensors and passive hydrophones in Portugal in 2023. The port of Toulon in France will follow in 2027. Representatives of Greek startup Sotiria Technology are headed to...